The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-09

left side of the forehead, but the latter's lofty
proportions appear fully on the right There Is
a solemn look In the eyes, and dignifed air to
the whole face that hetoken sense OF grave
responsibility. The chin Is firm, and there is
droop to the lower lip, but It does not detract
from the countenance, in most of the photo
graphs that have been taken of Lincoln Alto
gether the picture adds to ones sense OF the
greatness of the man.
This photograph was taken under circum-
stances Of peculiar interest. President Lincoln
was passing through New Y ork on his way to
his inauguration. Accompanied by three gen.
tlemen, the barouche in which the party rode
was making its way slowly down Broadway.
The crowds packed the streets as far as the eye
could reach, When the barouche reached the
building at Nos. sci and SOB Broadway, near
Prince streets, then occupied by the Merchants
and Manufacturers Bank the crowd became SO
dense that the horses caroe to a full STOP Mr.
Lincoln rose to his feet to respond to the &C
CARNATIONS of the multitude. The pause was
moment was seized by photographer named
Saunders. A large camera. shrust quickly out
| from an upper window. bore sQuarely upon the
| Presidents face and the likeness was secured.
| views of buildings. Saunders was an odd char
| acter, and seems to have thrown the photograph
| away, as DOrsay, who succeeded to his apart
| ments, afterwards found it while raking In q
| ever since. 1t is pronounced by good judges the
| most faithful picture of Lincoln they have ever
| seen. Especially does it bring out the solemn
| earnestness of the gr eat President This photo
graph is tackled to the wall. Close by the side
of it is one OF Sartain's steel engravings of Dan
| iel Webster, which Mr.. D'Orsay bought as 9
memorial of funny adventure he had in 1852
| with the great statesman.
In the spring of that year Mr.. D'Orsay ssdute.
had taken him to Duxbury, Mass. to decorate
the Congregational Church there. Finding him
self out OF chalk he sent his boy after a piece
While his boy was absent a man Of swarthy com
plexion entered. He wore his pantaloons in hi
boots, and his general appearance suggested HI
had been at work in q garden. He asked 81
many questions about the work that DOrsa.
felt bothered, but he was struck by the intelli
gence displayed and wondered at it, as it wa
out of keeping with his visitors general ap
pearance. Finally, in response to question o
! Mr.. Webster, he said he was waiting TO
his boys return, as he wanted him t
hold his chalk line "Oh, will hold it for you,
; said the unknown, and suiting the action to tn
word, he took hold of one end of it and went tn
rounds Of the building, swapping it obedientl
wherever D'Orsay desired him. After they ha
made the rounds one of the church committe
came in. Seeing Mr.. Webster, his hat was o
in a second, and addressing him. he asked hin
} when he returned from Washington. 1t ha
not before occurred to Mr.. D'Orsay that Wei
, ster worshiped in the Duxbury Church, an
: when he realized that he had had the great e.
j FOUNDER of the Constitution as assistant
swapping chalk line he felt small.